Kazakhstan’s Foreign Minister Participated in the 51st Session of the OIC Ministerial Council

Istanbul, June 21, 2025 – Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan Murat Nurtleu participated in the 51st session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation.

During the meeting, the heads of delegations discussed measures to resolve various politico-military and humanitarian crises in the OIC area, calling for a speedy resolution of the Iran-Israeli armed conflict and an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.

The agenda of the forum, held under the slogan “OIC in a Changing World”, also included issues related to further reforming the Organization, strengthening multifaceted cooperation between the participating countries, the situation of Muslim minorities in the world, disarmament and Islamophobia.

In his speech, the Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan emphasized the importance of de-escalation of the situation around Iran and called for the opening of humanitarian corridors for the delivery of food and medicine to the Gaza Strip.

“Kazakhstan reaffirms its firm support for the efforts of the international community to stabilize the situation and ensure security in the region and reiterates its call for an immediate ceasefire and unimpeded delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza,” Minister Nurtleu said.

In addition, the Kazakh Foreign Minister voiced a number of proposals aimed at strengthening the role of the OIC in the international arena, and expressed the readiness of Kazakhstan to contribute to this process.

During the 51st session of the Ministerial Council, more than 100 resolutions will be considered and adopted in various areas, including political, economic, legal, humanitarian, administrative and financial issues. Kazakhstan’s initiatives were reflected and enshrined in the relevant documents of the Ministerial Council.

On the margins of the session, Minister Nurtleu held bilateral meetings with the Foreign Ministers Hakan Fidan of Türkiye, Jeyhun Bayramov of Azerbaijan, Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud of Saudi Arabia, Muhammad Ishaq Dar of Pakistan, Abbas Araqchi of Iran, Asaad Hassan al‑Shaibani of Syria, as well as Miguel Ángel Moratinos, the High Representative of the UN Alliance of Civilizations. The sides discussed ways to develop cooperation in bilateral and multilateral formats, as well as other issues of mutual interest.